All students in Ridgewood Junior High School either got their lunch in the school cafeteria or brought it from home on Tuesday. 25% of students brought their lunch. 46 students brought their lunch. How many students in total are in Ridgewood Junior High School?

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All students in Ridgewood Junior High School either got their lunch in the school cafeteria or brought it from home on Tuesday. 25% of students brought their lunch. 46 students brought their lunch. How many students in total are in Ridgewood Junior High School?
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GPT-4o mini · Answer

Let $ x $ be the total number of students in Ridgewood Junior High School. According to the problem, 25% of the students brought their lunch, which is represented mathematically as: $$ 0.25x = 46 $$ To solve for $ x $, divide both sides of the equation by 0.25: $$ x = \frac{46}{0.25} $$ Calculating the right side: $$ x = \frac{46}{0.25} = 46 \times 4 = 184 $$ Thus, the total number of students in Ridgewood Junior High School is $ \boxed{184} $.